There are various ways to categorize knitting stitch patterns, and mainly because of:
Knitting patterns can also be categorized according to the regions it originated from, such as Shetland, Aran (from different Islands), and Scandinavian.
It is thus fair to bundle the knitting stitches accordingly:
Knitting stitches can be used together in panels, in blocks or squares, or as a type of sampler knitting project.
Sampler knitting is popular when used in blanket knitting. It is also a great way to use up all the small balls of yarn (stash buster).
People who use a lot of cables in knitting are especially loving to vary the stitches with moss, or some sort of ribbing.
Treat your knitting as your canvas and enjoy the art.
Different knitting techniques are being used to create different results in knitting, as with:
This is my way of categorizing knitting stitches and there may be many factors that can cause you to believe different. If you want to add to it, please email me, it will be highly appreciated.
The garter subtle stripes stitch, is an easy beginner knitting stitch, with vertical garter stitch columns.The subtle stripes appear at the switch from knit to purl and vise versa. Because of the stripes, this garter stitch is also often referred to as garter rib (the only variation I could find was for a wide garter rib…
The Elongated Garter Stitch, also known as Drop Lace Stitch, is a quick and easy knitting stitch.The stitch is made up of bands of garter stitch and one row of elongated stitches.You can play with the garter stitch bands and openwork, depending on the effect you desire.Lace Knitting is normally created with yarn forward increase,…
Are you ready to try something new today? Knit seed stitch trellis, that will give texture and form to your new knitting project.Let me reassure you, this knitting stitch uses knits and purls only. No funny other knitting techniques you have not heard before or have to Google to know how to do it!Seed stitch…
The knit moss stitch diamonds are diamond moss stitch outlines with garter and stocking stitch panes filling the inner parts.It’s an easy knit-purl stitch with a lovely texture. The moss stitch diamond pattern is reversible, which makes it suitable for blankets and scarves. What exactly are knit and purl patterns?It means that there are no funny…
Looking for another easy knit-purl stitch pattern? Then read on because in this post I will teach you how to knit vertical zigzags.The first time I read somewhere that a knitting pattern is made up of simple knit and purl stitches, I thought…duh…you only get either knit or purl stitches! I won’t reveal the colour…
Don’t expect for one minute that if you knit garter stitch rib that it will look like garter stitch at all!Unlike other variations of the garter stitch rib, the 1 x 1 garter rib is not a reversible pattern.If you compare the WS of the garter rib with the RS of the Rice stitch, the…